Device for dispensing lubricating oil



I May 30, 1933. KRONQUEST 1,912,283

DEVICE FOR DISPENSING LUBRICATING OIL Filed May 18, 1932 1, Agfned L. Jfiyonyyes Patented lVlay 30, 193 3 UNITED STATES I PATENT OFFICE ALFRED L. KBOITQUEST, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK ASSIGNOR 1'0 CONTINENTAL on! GOMPANY, INQ, OF NEW YORK, 11'.

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Application filed Kay 18, 1982. Serial No. 812,110.

The invention relates to new and useful improvements ina funnel for dispens ng lubricating oil.

An object of the invention 1s to rov de a device for dispensing lubricatin oi which is in the form of a funnel provl ed with a cutter so disposed within the funnel that said funnel may be inverted and forced on to the container for rupturing the same, and subse uently the container and tunnel inverte for dispensing the lubricating 011 through the funnel into thechamber where it is to be used for lubricating purposes.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a view showing a funnel con-' taining the improvements and with the container therein ruptured and draining the contents thereof through the funnel;

.Fig. 2 is a view showing the funnel in section as placed over a container ready for rupturing the container and applylng the funnel thereto prior to the inverting of the same for emptying the contents thereof through the funnel;

Fig. 3 is a erspective view of the cutter as shown in igures 1 and 2 Fig. 4' is a plan view of the container ing the opening formed by the cutter;

Fig. 5 1s a plan view of a container showing a different form of opening which may be made in the contamer end, and

Fig. 6 is a detail showing a slightly modified form of funnel wherein the valve 1s provided for determining the size of the port through the pouring spout.

The invention is directed to a device which is particularly adapted for use in connection with the dispensing of lubricating oil marketed in hermetically sealed containers. The oil is put up by the original. dis ensers in these sealed packa es and ma e of any desired size. The oi is sold in t ese original packages at the filling stations, which are opene utilized for lubricating purposes.

Tn the dispensing of the lubricant, a funnel is used which includes a cylindrical porshowin the presence of the customers and emptled into the chambers where it is to be.

suporting ledge for the container. It also has a discharge spout which is preferably laced at one side of the funnel so that the unnel-with the container therein may be readily placed in the receiving pipe associated with the crank casin of a h drocarbon engine. Located within t e funne and rigidly attached thereto is a cutter which penetrates the end of the container when it is placed in the funnel along a line substantial- -parallel or concentric with and close to t e double seam about the periphery of the container. There may also be cutting lines extending radially toward the center of the container so as to cut a relativel lar e o n- .ing, cutting three sides thereo an r0 ing the metal back so as to make a free 0 ening. In practice the funnel is prefera ly in verted and slipped downover the container and pressure applied to the funnel, using the pouring spout as a handle for the enetrating of the metal and the placing o the end of the container in the funnel. hopper. The Q funnel and container'are then inverted and the funnel placed in the receiving pipe for the crank casing.

The container is illustrated in the drawin at C and consists of a body portion 1 to whic the bottom end 2 is joined by a double seam, and the top end 3 is joined thereto by a double seam after the container has been filled with a predetermined quantity of the lubricating o1 which the lubricating oilis sold and the original package put out by the dispenser is purchased by the customer. The funnel includes a body portion 4 forming the bowl or hopper of the funnel. This body portion is shaped similar to the container and is only slightly larger than the containenso that it may be readily slipped down over the end of the container, covering about twothirds of the container when in full assembled position. The body portion is provided with a shoulder 5 serving as a seat for the container and limiting the movement of the funnel on to the container. The bottom of the funnel below the shoulder 5 is tapered toward one side providing a threaded projection 6 into which the spout 7 is screwed. This spout 7 is inclined so that the extreme This produces a sealed container in i a from b to 7).

lower end thereof lies outside of a vertical line passingalong the wall 8 of the body portion of the funnel. Located within the body of the funnel is a cutter which is shown in perspective in Fig-3. The cutter includes a shank portion 9 provided with openlngs 10, 10 by which the shank is secured to the wall of the funnel. The shank is attached thereto by securing bolts 11, 11 (see Fig. 1). The cutter has a piercing point 12 and cutting edges 13, 13, one of which is shown in the perspective view, inclined away from the piercing point. The portion of the cutter shank carrying the cutting edges is curved to conform to the double seam as shown in Fig. 4, so as to sever the end along the line The cutter has radially extending wings 14,14 which are provided with openings therethrough, and at the lower edge of each wing there are cutting edges 15, 15 which merge into the cutting edges 13, 13, respectively. When these wings are used, then the container is out along the lines from b to d, which lines are substantially parallel. This cuts the metal at three sides of the opening indicated at E in Fig. 4, and the metal is rolled back at the side which is not attached, as indicated at c in Fig. 1. The cutter shank 9 is spaced away from the wall of the funnel between the seat 5 on the funnel and the open end thereof. When the funnel is placed on the container as indicated In Fig. 2, the point of thecutter engages the end close to the double seam. The spout of the funnel may be used as a handle, and downward pressure on the funnel forces the cutter through the top end of the containenfornnng the opening E therein. The seat 5 limits the downward movement of the ffunnel, and when the double seam contacts therewith, the funnel and container are fully assembled and the opening fully cut ready for inverting the funnel and the container in their assembled position. The container and funnel are then lifted by the operator, and the spout placed in the receiving pipe leading to the crank chamber Where the lubricating oil is to be 'used. The side 8 of the funnel adjacent the spout is preferably placed toward the engine so that the funnel may be placed in the receiving pipe in such a way that the conta ner will be completely inverted and the entlre contents thereof willdrain through the opening E. This opening is made relatively large so that air may pass into the container, venting the same and allowing the oil to freely flow from the container. Air passes along the inner wall of the funnel between the funnel and the wall of the container for venting the container. If the flow of oil through the opening E is greater than the capacity of the spout, then the oil accumulating in the funnel will cover the lower end of the container, and as soon as the lower end of the container is covered, further air cannot pass into the container and this will trap the flow of oil so as to prevent the oil accumulating and overflowing the top edge of the funnel. For

the reasons stated, the opening may be made sufiiciently large so that the oil may be quickcontainer and is slipped down over the top end of the container for the applying of the funnel torthe container and the severing of the end. The seat 5 in the funnel serves not only as alimiting stop, but also as a support for the container when the container and funnel are inverted, and this will hold the container in proper position relative to the funnel so as to insure the complete draining of the contents of the container into the funnel.

In Fig. 6 of the. drawing, a slightly modified form of funnel construction is shown, wherein there is a valve 16 placed in the projecting portion 6 of the funnel and this valve may be turned manually to any desired set position for controlling the size of the port and the flow through the spout. It is sometimes desirable to empty the contents of the container through a strainer, which takes the oil slowly, and the flow through the spout may be regulated to the capacity of the strainer so as to prevent overflowing of the same.

In the preferred use of the device, however, the strainer is removed and the funnel placed in the receiving pipe where it rests without any attention from the operator supporting the container while the contents are being drained therefrom. This permits the operator to give his attention to other matters While supplying the crank casing with the lubricating oil.

It is obvious that changes in the details of construction illustrated may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is-

1. A dispensing tunnel for hermetically sealed containers comprising a body portion shaped to conform to the container and adapted to receive the end portion of the container, said body portion having a pouring spout attached thereto at one side of the body portion and inclining outwardly beyond the line of the wall of the body portion, a cutter located within said funnel and fixed thereto on the side thereof adjacent the spout, said cutter having a piercing point and cutting edge leading therefrom spaced from the ined to receive the end portion of. the container,

said body portion having a pouring spout attached thereto at one side of the body portion and inclining outwardly beyond the line of the wall of the body portion, a cutter l-ocatcd within said funnel and fixed thereto on the side thereof adjacent the spout, said outter having a piercing point and cutting edge leading therefrom spaced from the inner wall of the body portion for severing the top end of the container when the funnel is applied thereto along a line adjacent the double seam formed at the juncture of the body wall and top end of the container, said body portion having a limiting stopl adapted to contact with the end seam of t e container and supporting said container when said funnel is 1nverted for dispensing the contents of the container.

3. A dispensing funnel for hermetically sealed containers comprising a cylindrical body portion having a pouring spout attached thereto at one side of said body portion and having its longitudinal center line inclined away from the longitudinal center line of the body, said body portion being shaped to conform to the container and adapted to receive and house a greater portion of the container, a cutter housed within said body portion of the funnel and fixed thereto adjacent the inner end of said body portion and over said spout, said cutter having an outwardly facing piercing point and cutting edges leading therefrom for severing the end of the container for forming a dispensing opening therein.

4. A dispensing funnel for hermetically sealed containers comprising a cylindrical body portion having a pouring spout attached thereto at one side of said body portion, said body portion being shaped to conform to the container and adapted to receive and house a greater portion of the container, a cutter housed within said body portion of the funnel and fixed thereto adjacent the inner end of said body portion and over said spout, said cutter having an outwardly facing piercing point and cutting cdgesleading therefrom for severing the end of the container for forming a dispensing opening therein, said cutter having parallel portions at the side edges thereof which extend inwardly toward the center of the funnel for cutting and rolling. the cut portion downwardly and inwardly away from the opening formed in the container end.

5. A dispensing funnel for hermetically sealed containers comprising a cylindrical body portion having a pouring spout. at-

tached thereto, said body portion being shaped to conform to the container and adapted to receive and house a greater portion of the container, a cutter housed within the body ortionv of the funnel and fixed thereto ad acent the inner end of said body portion, said cutter having an outwardly faclng piercing point, and cutting edges receding therefrom, said cutter having parallel wings extending inwardly and having recedmg cutting edges merging, respective] into the first-named cutting edges, where y the metal is cut on a curved linealong the double seam formed at the junction of the body wall and the top end ofthe container and thence inwardly along parallel lines and the metal between said cutting lines rolled downwardly and inwardly away from the opening.

6. A dispensing funnel for hermetically sealed containers comprisinga body portion adapted to receive and house the greater portion of a container, a pouring spout attached to said body portion at one side thereof and having its longitudinal center line inclined away from the longitudinal center line of the body, a cutter housed within the body portion and fixed thereto adjacent the inner end of said body portion andover the spout, said cutter being offset inwardly from the wall of the body portion and so disposed as to cut the end ofthe container close'to the double seam formed at the junction of the body wall and the top end of the container.

7. A dispensing funnel for hermetically sealed containers comprising a body portion having a pouring spout attached thereto at. one side of said body portion, said body portion being shaped to receive and house a greater portion of the container, a cutter housed within the body portion of the funnel and secured thereto adjacent the inner end of said body portion and over said spout, said cutter being offset inwardly from the wall of the body portion and so disposed as to cut the end of the container close to the double seam formed at the junction of the body wall and the top end of the container, said cutter having means for severing the container end along a line substantially concentric with the double seam, and means for severing the container along lines substantially radially of the container and for rolling the severed portion downwardly and inwardly so as to provide an unobstructed opening through which the contents of the container may be dispensed.

8. A dispensing funnel for hermetically sealed containers comprising a body portion adapted to receive and house the greater portion of a container, a pouring spout attached to saidbody portion at one side thereof and having its longitudinal center line inclined away from the longitudinal center line of the body, a cutter housed within the body portion and fixed thereto adjacent the inner end of said body portion and over the spout, said cutter being ofiset inwardly from the wall of the body portion and so disposed as to cut the end 5 of the container-close to the double seam formed at the junction of the body wall and the top end of the container, said cutter having means for severing the container. end along aline substantially concentric with the double seam, and means for severing the container end along lines substantially radially of the container and for rolling the severed portion downwardly and inwardly so as to provide an unobstructed opening throu h which the contents of the container may %e dispensed.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

ALFRED L. KRONQUEST. 

